{"id":33735,"date":"2023-05-16T11:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T11:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/16\/why-are-west-ham-united-called-the-hammers\/"},"modified":"2023-05-16T11:22:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T11:22:02","slug":"why-are-west-ham-united-called-the-hammers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/16\/why-are-west-ham-united-called-the-hammers\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Are West Ham United Called The Hammers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Brimming with meaning and history, West Ham United\u2019s famous crest appears not just on the uniforms for the team but also on countless other marketing and promotional assets. \u00a0You may be familiar with the golden hammers and shields of the West Ham crest today, but how much do you know about its history?<\/p>\n

The official West Ham badge, like many\u00a0English Premier League club logos, has undergone several changes over the years. It\u2019s little surprise when you consider West Ham\u2019s team has been around for over 120 years.<\/p>\n

The club was founded in 1895 as a company team and recreational outlet for local workers of the Thames Ironworks. The Thames Ironworks was a famous shipbuilding yard and the club had as a sponsor the head of the company, Mr Arnold Hills.<\/p>\n

Mr Hills financed, at a cost of \u00a32,000, the move to an enormous arena at the Memorial Recreation Ground which was equipped with a grandstand, complete with cycle and running tracks. The claimed capacity was 120,000, and even an FA Cup semi-final was scheduled for there in 1901.<\/p>\n

With so much rich history linked with the London-based club, fans are often confused as to where the nickname \u2018Hammers\u2019 originated from.<\/p>\n

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Why West Ham are called Hammers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The \u2018Irons\u2019 name came about as the team started life in 1895 as a firm\u2019s team called Thames Ironworks FC before changing their name to West Ham United in 1900.<\/p>\n

The nickname the \u201cHammers\u201d came from the club badge that proudly displayed two crossed rivet hammers and not as a derivation of West Ham United, as many people erroneously believe.<\/p>\n

West Ham were elected to the Southern League in the early 1900\u2019s and in a bold attempt found it necessary to sign professional players to keep up with the standard of the game. Very much to the dislike of Mr Arnold Hills though. He was horrified by this development and disowned the club he had formed. Rancour and acrimony abounded, and despite a small reprieve the Irons (as they were then known) had to leave the Memorial Ground and they became a Limited Liability Company under the name of West Ham United, membership of the Football League coming in 1919.<\/p>\n

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Although the club officially ceased long ago to have anything to do with the old industry, the nicknames Hammers and Irons acquired as Thames Ironworks have stuck ever since and are still in popular use.\u00a0 To dispel a further misapprehension:\u00a0 the Hammers nickname is purely coincidentally linked with West Ham.<\/p>\n

Official nickname \u2013 Irons or Hammers?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Both nicknames stretch back to the very beginning of the club\u2019s history. But of the two it is likely that the Irons is ever so slightly older.<\/p>\n

West Ham refer to themselves as \u2018The Hammers\u2019 in the history section of the club\u2019s website. In previous years, \u2018Come on you Irons\u2019 has, at times, been written on the TV screen at West Ham home games. So the answer here is \u2013 West Ham are popularly known as The Hammers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n